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Alumni Stories
Alumna Furnishes Homes for Homeless
A former nurse helps Michigan’s homeless create a new beginning, one piece of furniture at a time.
Miss Auburn Is More Than Just a Crown
Alumnae who held the title of Miss Auburn recall the impact it made on their lives.
Auburn alum spends 40 years convicting Columbus Stocking Strangler
It took Bill Smith ’64 more than 40 years to bring one of Georgia’s worst serial killers to justice. Now at the end of the saga, Smith reflects on the case that defined his career.
Why Auburn Grads Are Hired By ESPN
When ESPN needs talent in the production room or in front of the camera, it turns to Auburn
Revolutionizing The Way American Eels Are Grown
Fried, smoked or even an “ELT,” Sara Rademaker ’07 wants you to eat more eel
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Stirring Up Success
A chicken salad entrepreneur invests in start-up opportunities for Auburn students.
Wildlife’s Middleman Todd Jacobsen ’17
When animals and people cross paths, he maintains the peace.By Catherine HaynesDeep in the woods of rural Washington, a hunter and his son return to a 12-foot-deep sinkhole they discovered the previous year. To their surprise, an elk calf is trapped at the bottom of...
Nomads with a Purpose
In 2018, Grant ’18 and Jama ’94 Singley sold their cars, their house and their possessions to begin their RV life on the run…in a good way.
Forgotten Alabama
What remnants of the past can tell about the presentBy Morgan Bryce '15Russell County HouseRussell County HouseAcross Alabama’s 67 counties are a myriad of abandoned buildings— businesses, churches, factories, homes—that in the eyes of many have become eyesores,...
Turning the Page: Leslie Hooton ’80
At long last, it’s an aspiring writer’s turn in the sun
Southern Housepitality
A century before high-rise apartments and Chick fil-A, boarding houses fed and housed Auburn’s hungry studentsBy Sam Hendrix '97Half a century later, Clay Nordan ’71 remembers the look on their sweaty faces. Walk-on football players were dragging themselves into...
Misjudged: Legal Pioneer Judge Alvin Wong ’73
Judge Alvin Wong ’73, Georgia’s first Asian Pacific American judge, on his unlikely path to progress
Calling The Shots
From polo announcer to voiceover talent to auctioneer, one happenstance after another led Steve Lewandowski ’82 to careers using his voice
The Big Question
What is your earliest memory of attending an Auburn football game?
Hope Comes Full Circle
Melony Pugh-Weber ’80 spent a lifetime overcoming childhood trauma in order to help teens. Then one broke into her home.